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WEDNESDAY; JANUARY '21, 1987
Second class mail registration' Number 0696
OPINION ;
x Displaying their Usual impeccable sense of
the ironic, the federal government has chosen
was actually. '
second choice to a .group of canoe -paddling
voyaguers but when someone lost the
the
blasted .p�nm
FROM THIS ANGLE
as the design fpr the soon-to-be circulated $1
coins, a Poon. Of course the loon
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,by Patrick Raftis:'
•original dies foLne new coins, the feds opted
to replace the fur traders with something .we are forced to hand over a second $20 bill 'again, I am stuck with the problem of what to ,
more in keeping •with; the idea of adding yet . and receive one $10 bill, one $5 bi11; two •$2 do with the pennies now that the mug is full?
another coined „currency to the already bills, three quarters, two dimes and THREE I could round them all up and try to buy
'in lint rockets of Canadians, The whole BLASTED PENNIES, in 'change, something .with them, but I can't stand the •
idea is ooney; y• currency $ our ay comp ues m Imanner, we lacks-you'getifl ltrs'ales"ele tt and -popple In
What we real( need, in of a eventually. end u . with a pocket full, 'of line behind you, who are, not so -patiently
change in this country, is not the addition of obsolete coinage in our possession. The. waiting while you count out $10 worth of
another coirrat-the top of-the-sc te; but-the-problenrof-what to do with -the perones-then—pennies: I-eould-round-therm p -and -take -thein
.abolition 'Of one at the bottom. Yes, it's time arises, The most logical thing would-be to to the bank to exchange formal money, but
that is also a rather tedious process, Maybe
I'll just get another mug.
All this aggravation makes me wonder why
there is only one thing .you can buy, which
always costs an'even;•sl, or $2 or $5 -, no ••
pennies involved: This of course,, is lottery'
tickets, which are 'Sold by'(you guessed it) the
government. The reason, for this is clear, The
Treasurer of Ontario does not wantto,have to.
put on his desk a large mug, the side of which
is einblazoned with .the slogan, "This. place '.
"drives meso drink," into which -to deposit the •
pennies collected among the •vast. lottery ,
profits. He would need: a very large 'mug
ind.
Andsoeed., I put it to you. Should this nebulous
coin be finally put out to pasture? Ioffer a
penny for your thoughts. In fact, I'll;give you
a whole mug full!
we got rid of the virtuallyvalueless penny, . simply:, empty our pockets and cast the
Anyone ,who has ever approached a- ,Unwanted coppers into the. street. However, -
soft -drink machine -with 'a pocketful of th'e ingrained sense of frugality possessed by
change; only to discover they cannot most people rnakes'this' option unthinkable,
purchase a soda because the rains rattling in Besides, that would be littering,
their pockets are all brown ones, !mows the • • So instead, we save them. People saye
the,one=cent piece can create. No pennies in piggy banks, mason jars, dresser
longer are there , even . gumball machines drawers, cardboard boxes - they toss them in
•which•accept• the copper as. payment for their all manner of receptaoles,
wares. The only use left for the lowly penny, Personally, I have this large beer mug, the
is the payment of the accursedseven percent . side of which is emblazoned with the slogan,
” provincial .sales tax, .which causes nearly '-This place will drive you to drink," into
• every item one buys to total sorne•ridiculoualy which I. recently took to depositing "The
uneven amount.• • - Brown'` Nuisance" .at the end of each day.
As Murphy's Law would have it,. just as one Surprisingly, eventhough this mug: is large
never' has anything but pennies in .their enough to hold the contents of more bottles of
pocket when they need a larger coin, neither ' beer than I now care to drink all at once (about
• can we find a couple of copper@ when our bill three), it takes.only a couple of months. before
`comes to,some silly amount like $20;02. So, the thing isbrimming with pennies. So, once
Still a problem
the hot spots. for rabies in Ontario next year will shift to eastern . -
-Ontario counties south .of Ottawa, and to -those south" andwest of
Kitchener -Waterloo, according to provincial wildlife and health officials.
Hot spots, or areas with a 75 per cent or greater probability of outbreak
in eastern Ontario next . year include Ottawa -Carleton Region, Leeds,
Grenville, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties. In southwestern
Ontario, they include Wellington, Waterloo, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Brant
and Elgin. Counties. -
In the first 10 months of 1986; a'total of 3,462 people were treated for
rabies - a 97 -per -cent increase over 1985. This makes it the worst year for
rabies since 1958 when records started being kept, • '
• - "At the current rate, thenumber of people treated for rabies by- the
end of 1986 could go as high as 4,154,"- said Dr. Charles Le Ber,, senior
veterinary -consultant with the Ministry of Health. • • • He said that between January 1, 1986 and October. 31,.there were 2,946
reported cases of rabies reported involving wild and domestic animals,
•compared.with 1,651 cases for the.same period last year. This represents
` ' an 78 -per -cent increase. ' •
As usual, high numbers of cases were reported in . eastern and
southwestern Ontario -foxes --top-?ed the list, .with ...skunks_ a.__distant ....
second. There were no surprises, except for the 2& raccoons,reported in
1986. '
Dr. Le Ber said raccoon rabies is a major problem in. Pennsylvania. If it
moves northwards, it could spell trouble. in southern Ontario
'communities where raccoon' populations are already •Sizeabie.
But long-term prospects are nevertheless encouraging, says Dr.,
Andrew Rhodes, Chairman of the Rabies Advisory Committee of the •.
MNR. -
• Le Ber and Rhodes were cautiously optimistic about.MNR's program
of vaccinating wildlife by dropping thousands'cr baits containing live
.vaccine from aircraft. For the post two years, the ministry has tested the
program on the fox population in an experimental area within Huron
County. •
Although rabies will continue . to be a serious problem • for the
foreseeable future, Dr. Rhodes said that an expanded bait -drop program
will lead ultimately to controlling outbreaks of rabies among foxes - the
primary wildlife carriers of the disease in Ontario. •
Give g�:n�ously
Approximately one in 10 adults in Ontario is physically disabled.
The March of Dimes helps physically disabled adults develop their
abilities through a variety of. services. They . provideassistive devices
such as wheelchairs, ramps and electronic aids; operate summer camps;
and have •a microcomputer program for both vocational training and
education: The March of Dimes also provides vocational rehabilitation,
medical clinics and consulting and informational services.
Seaforth and area residents are familiar with the March of Dinres-
because of"the work they've done to keep 'tical residents, suoh as Alfie
Dale,: Mobile in the community, , -
,This month the Ontario March iif Din'ies is conducting a Mail campaign
in the Town of Seaforth. Coin collectors are also located in many of the
town businesses, Residents are urged to give as generously as they are
able, to ensure the' Ontario March of Dimes can continue to strive to
develop the ability in disabled adults. '
Ex-smoker supports � no smoking
At the risk of having mv column go- up in
smoke. I. have decided to support the no
smoking week currently in progress_. As you
read this coluinn it wiil be "Weedless
Wednesday" the day . when -everyone is
supposed to butt out. Although there is still
some controversy associated with the cam-
paign to stop smoking, 1. honestly believe
smokers. are now in the minority and
;decreasing in numbers every day. -
I am an ex-smoker;. looking back I hate to
admit that I indulged in such a stupid habit
even for a relatively short time in -my life. 1
was the kind of smoker that,other smokers
absolutely detested...for a 'norther of rea-
sans. To smoke or not to smoke was, for me,
no big deal, I could go days or weeks without a
Cigarette; buy a pack, go to a dance and
smoke almost the entire pack in one night.
could have one on Tuesday at lunch with. a
Coffee and never light up for another two
days, This used to aggravate the you-know-
whatoutof friends who couldn't begin orend
their -day Without a fag. The fact that I Could
take them or leave them also led to another
even more aggravating habit, I'm sure, and I
know" have friends and probably ex -friends i
who will verify that 1 bummed more
Cigarettes than f ever'bought, After all if you
only smoke oecaaiottaliy. Why spend all that
money?
HERE'S THE BEEF
by Carolanne Doig
Money? What money? Well that is' one
good reason to quit smoking even if the
statistics about parr health don't scare you,
Cigarettes are about$ 3 a peek these days and
whether•or not it's mostly tax is irrelevant, it
still costs you the smoker the whole $1.
People With a pack a day habit are forking out
$21,00 per week or 1•.,092,00 annually.
There's a let you can do with that amount of
cash. Trips, sports equipment, entertain-
ment, a new wardrobe.... it makes very little
sense to send that -cash tip in smoke. I never
spent ninth money lin smokes and even if I
had been smoking a pack a day and then quit,
f probably would spend the money on
something frivolous, never actually saving
the cold cash. Sornehew I Still feel that rm
ahead of the game financially.
Like most young' woolen Ithought sneaking
would help me lose weight, stick to the diet,
barn v the calories es and so on. However,. I
"rpd eat and smoke at
soon same
to n therefore never gained
the same nine g
anything from smoking except weight and the
occasional headache. I detested. the after
taste of a cigarette so either killed the taste
with my favorite Snack Orbrushed myteeth so
often that 'spent more on toothpaste than the
Osmond family.
Then there was the problem of Second hand
smoke. It was just great to gget•all dressed up .
in a new outfit, hair shampooed and squeaky
dean, and `head out to the local pub. A
few hours later everything had to go into the
laundry and the hair re -shampooed just to
get rid of that awful smoky smell. Contact
lenses would sting, eyes Water and breath
was less than. refreshing, all thanks to the
wonders of smoking:
The health statistics about smoking and
second hand smoke are voluminous. There is
controversy about stopping a habit that so
many depend on for their livelihood from
growing tobacco, to advertising, to the
manufacture of smoking related accessories.
Smoking Is a difficult habit to break for many
people. 1 have friends who cough and hack,
tContfnued on
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Keenly contested curling
J \ \ C'A ltS Zt, I887
A very interesting and keenly contested
curling match was held in!tented in Mr. J.
Coxwoath's skating rink, between tWo rinks
from Seaforth and two from llensall. The lee
on the occasion• was in excellent condition
and the cutters in the different rinks being in
good tnin for playing and bent on ivinnirig;
the game was throughout exceedingly
interesting and eVeti 'eliciting to players and
speetafois, Competing wete'George Hender-
son, William Reid. John Weir and Chas.
Wilson (Seaforth) agamstJoh'n Caldwell Sr..
Wm. Buchanan, James Keith and George
,Murray "tHensall), and LE. DaYiceyi
ltolmsted, P. Cavan, and. Alex Wilson
tSeatorthtagainst W,B. Mean, Thos. Dick;
Witt Elder and Wm.. CClean
(Hensali).
,i val'u'able breeding marebelongtng to' Mr.
D.D. Wilson, died of inflatnntationa feW'days
ago: •
Four young Men,.l.iessis John Campbell
of Mckillop; John Gefiinnell; of'Tuckersrriith;
John McFadzeano ,
f Cr+ey and.la's. Arra-
strong.
rm
strong. of HUhett left hereon Friday for
Cal!fomia, Where they intend to ,push their
fOrtun'es. •
' A nuitber of the congregation of St.
George s rlitn'ch and other friends took,
d -1887 in HersaH
possessieii. of these-tdencd_of M _1 /1.
Ferguson, with well filled baskets, fast
Thursday evening and a Vety pleasant time
Was spent. After a feta preliminaries Mr.
Ferguson Was made the recipient of a Well
filled purse and a very complimentary
address.
JANUARY i9,1012
Mr •Thernas Coleman, of the secoit'd
concession of Tuekersniith, has sold a WO
year old draft filly to Mr JOhn Devereaux of
the Huron Road, McKillop for the hand'so'me
Sutra of $225 This fine animal Was sired, by
eager and Was raised by Mr. Coleman'. Mr.
f7evereaitz purchas"` her -to
match one he
already had, and he is now the proud'
posses'so'r of one Of the beat teari,t in
McKillop.
the annual curling match; President. vs•
Vide President Was played in the rink on
W ednesday evening of last week, and was the
Brost keenly contested for some years, the
vice-president finally winning by two, shots_
ThereWere four rinks on each side,, the
President, Mr. Colson having for skips, J.
Beattie, W. Amentand Alex Wilson; and the
Vice -President, W. Bethune, had R.S. Hays,
W. McDougall and John Steele. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McDermid and family
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from the ,archives .
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leave movedStapley and ate to town from
rfowcomfortehlytheated in theirnewhoineofr
West Goderich Street, t110 residence they
p""ufchased from Mrs. W m, Aitcheson.
Mr. N.H. Sutherby has purchased the
blaeksmithing business of Mr: E A Sparlmg
and'will hereafter conduct the bines to all
its branches. ,
iAM/AH1t 22 "917
ithas been a- most tmtisualwinterbut even
so we never thought we would hear of geese
'n January we, fess an tells
Chief ofHoPoliceverHelnomar•' Snell states that
on Thursday'of last week he distinctly saW
and heard a flock of wild geese flying a theft
distance West of town •
Reeve J;M. Eckert of)vlclillop 7'owi►shipp
was elected W arden' of Huron County at ttie
inaugural meeting of council on Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon . of this week
thirty two"of the neighbors and friends of Mr.
and Mit. Atittrew'
Kirk of Tuckersinith
gathered. at their- horde' and crit a ye"ar's
supply of wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk were seriously injured
in a motor accident itt the fall when comuig
home from Detroit aril( are still recovering
from effects of it, .
Duncan Cup hockey got underway Sault',
day morning at the' fink when nearly 60 boys
took part in the three scheduled games
John Scott, Rd'xbore, for 65 years a
member of the their of Hirst Presbyterian
Churtliwas honored on Friday e''venutg
. O ' i gathered at the
when members of the choir
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert St -nth and
presentedMr. Scott with a suitable memento'
Of his long years of service.
' John Hothairt was elected chairtriat of the.
Seaforth Public School Board at the (loa'd's
organization meeting on W ednead'ay eve-
ning. M. McKellar was reappehnted w',del
tary-treasurer.
JANUARY 18, t9t2'
Preliminary work necessary • to make, -
possible newhci `pital-ad'tommod-
Seaforth advanced a stage: Friday'evening,
When the board of Scott Memorial Hospital' .
approved. bit ediate preparation, of sketch
plans •
A Dublin resident Was taken to,haspital
with possible head inittrtes when four cats
and two large transports piled up ori 1'10. g
highway, west of St. Columbart early
Wednesday aft'etiioon. ,Provincial police
to Dublin
dosed the highway from Seaforth......... .. ,
for, tWo hours, while wrecking crews from
Stratford, Mitchell and Seaforth worked i
near -zero weather to untangle vehicles- and
pull there onto the highway.
Seaforth won a'thnlling, fastplayed hockey ,
... y_ g' . ..... a against e
Match TueSda erlenin 4 2 a ainst tli
Exeter Mohmoks. Bab Betittenmiller paced .
the Seaforth attack with three goals, one .itt
each period and Bill McLaughlin scored the
other Seaforth goal. Each team picked, tip four is
penalties in a fairly dean game'. Bill Getman
was a standout in the Seaforth net, stopping
many dangerous rushes.
Representatives of area niu"nimpalities and
organizations interested in encouraging:
tourists into the district Were tri Seaforth fora`
rite@ting,, of the "Mid -Western Regional
ToutiSt Council: